AfriGeneas Free Persons of Color Forum2015-03-07T07:21:10+01:00John Doehttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgiRe: FPOC's Longtown, OH Settlementhttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/118002015-03-06T02:09:26+01:00Wow! Hope it brought back fond memories. Your family name(s) appear on Facebook&#39;s Remembering Freedom: James Clemens &amp; the Longtown Settlement tonight. See if I can share the link to what I&#39;m speaking of without the need to access Facebook. ...Re The Crokers of NChttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117992015-03-06T01:58:48+01:00Doug, I came across this recently. It mentions Croker&#39;s.The 1830 Indian Removal item could shed some light. Many others from Longtown are named. I was always told we (Longtowners) had &quot;Blackfoot&quot; blood and this seems to back it up. http://www.saponi-ohio.org/8001.html LoriRe: Husband's given name taken as surname by wife?http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117982015-03-06T02:52:07+01:00This also happened among the people in the Longtown Settlement of Ohio until the 1960&#39;s. When I questioned the elders, I was told there were many women with common same names, first &amp; last. The community would instead drop the husband&#39;s surname and add his first name. This seemed to ...Re: FPOC's Longtown, OH Settlementhttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117972015-03-06T02:16:46+01:00Denise, Please refer to Facebook&#39;s page: Remembering Freedom:James Clemens and the Longtown Settlement. Those family names, some of which are highlighted, are within. Regards, LoriRe GIST Settlement Ohiohttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117942015-02-24T10:50:19+01:00Erin, There were several known Gist Settlements in Ohio. You mention Highland County, Ohio, have you looked into Adams, Brown & Erie counties as well? From Ohio History Connection/Ohio History Central: "Many of Gist&#39;s former slaves, perhaps as many as 150 people, remained in Virginia, living on ...GIST Settlement Ohiohttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117932015-02-23T17:06:01+01:00I am looking for information regarding the genealogy of descendants of the Gist Settlement in Ohio. I have been researching my 3rd great grandparents, Nancy JONES (1861?-1950 died in Toledo, Ohio) and James Edward ROBINSON (1835-1910 died in Toledo, Ohio). Through Family Search I have found many ...Geoge Levi, Lee Simms Familyhttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117922015-02-22T14:51:55+01:00George Levi (Lee) Simms b. about 1787 - 1847 was a free person of color. I have the names and info regarding his children Nancy b. 1810-1875; George W. b. 1820-1880 and William b. 1822-1890 all born in Fairfax, VA. I am trying to find out info regarding Nancy and George&#39;s mother, Betsy Tanner ...Re Tabitha (Evans) Sawyerhttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117912015-02-22T09:47:05+01:00Solomon and tabitha sawyers are my great great great great grand parents. My grandpas grandmother was Augusta sawyer (aka Gussie). Augusta sawyer was Adam sawyers daughter. There are NOW pics of Adam sawyer, Augusta sawyer, as well as nat stewart on ancestry(nat stewart was augsuta sawyers ...Re Tabitha (Evans) Sawyerhttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117902015-02-22T09:42:45+01:00Solomon and tabitha sawyers are my great great great great grand parents. My grandpas grandmother was Augusta sawyer (aka Gussie). Augusta sawyer was Adam sawyers daughter. There are NOW pics of Adam sawyer, Augusta sawyer, as well as nat stewart (nat stewart was augsuta sawyers husband). while ...Re Green Flakehttp://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/117892015-02-18T17:10:09+01:00One of my Hoopers, Hannah Hooper married a Charles Flake of NC. I am not sure where in NC because the family eventually moved to AL, MS, and then TX. I am not sure if they were FPOC. Does anyone have any information on the slaves own by the Flakes besides Green?